Which sex are my cham rudis?

[Stella]

One of my books says that males have a hind spur. True?

 

[reptimom]

Male rudis chameleons have a turquoise blue coloring the females are a light green. The chameleon in my avatar is a female rudis chameleon.

 

[Cham0]

Yes, they have a tarsal spur, but they don't develop they are not born with it, it usually develops late baby stage early juvie stage. which lets you know its a boy

 

[Trace]

Yes, they have a tarsal spur, but they don't develop they are not born with it, it usually develops late baby stage early juvie stage. which lets you know its a boy

If your rudis is developing/developed tarsal spurs, then you don't have a rudis or there's some other issue with your animal.

FYI: Rudis Chameleons are sexed by hemipenal bulge (or lack of) and size, not by tarsal spurs. They don't have them.

Trace

 

[Cham0]

oh sorry, i just thought he was talking about a veiled, thanks trace

 

[Trace]

oh sorry, i just thought he was talking about a veiled, thanks trace

Ahh! I should have known. You are correct! The calyptratus are born with the tarsal spur, but sometimes it can be difficult to see it depending on it's size. I have seen a distinctly male dilepis born without spurs start to develop them later in life. That I find quite odd.

Cheers,
t

 

[Stella]

If your rudis is developing/developed tarsal spurs, then you don't have a rudis or there's some other issue with your animal.

FYI: Rudis Chameleons are sexed by hemipenal bulge (or lack of) and size, not by tarsal spurs. They don't have them.

Trace

Can you enlighten me: I do not know what a "hemipenal bulge" is.

 

[spatulars]

It's a bulge that contains the hemipenes at the base of the tale behind the cloaca. A male panther has a huge hemipenal bulge. A female panther has a straight tail all the way to the end, no bump or bulge visible. I'm not sure how large rudis hemipenal bulges are, it might take some close inspection and comparison.

 

[dondeb562]

any pix?? age?? depending on the species too the boys have yellow on the sides.

 

[kinyonga]

http://www.adcham.com/html/husbandry/glossary/hemipenal.html

If you post pictures from the side we might be able to tell you.